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If you are interested in having a small gathering of Minnesota people, all out and enjoying ourselves at the lovely conference, you can email me or fill out the form below. We can set up a time and place to get together for coffee or something in McCormick Center, in between all the myriad of activities!

If you are not attending, no worries on being left out of the fun! You can follow the hashtag #ALALeftBehind on social media, and get information from attendees and from ALA. Many of the programs will be available in some format to you after the conference is over, so stay tuned to it!

Looking forward to seeing you in Chicago!

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If you are in Chicago for ALA and want to hang out/have coffee/enjoy snacks, let me know here! This form goes to our email privately, so you can leave a phone number to text if you want; or I'll use your email!

Ah, summer! We all live for the relaxing, slower pace of the hot weather. (Okay, fewer mosquitoes would be good; but that’s a small quibble!)

And eventually everyone gets tired of hanging out, and wishes for some good library discussion. We are here to help with that!

We really enjoyed having our social events in the winter and spring; and are looking forward to hearing from you guys about your summer work, any plans you are making for upcoming programs, and any other interesting library things you want to share! (And it’s ALL interesting when it comes to library stuff!!)

So let’s set up some times and places we can meet up to talk. Vote below for some general days and times that will work out for you. We anticipate setting up multiple events, at different times and places, so everyone who wants to do so can come visit, chat, and have some unstructured time to hang out with your library colleagues from across the system! (It’s possible that I’m just biased; but I think we have the most interesting discussions and people! Come check it out for yourself!)

We are putting together plans for a September “Welcome To Fall” event; so feel free to share any ideas you might have for that. More details will be available as we get closer to September.

What day is generally best for you over the summer? (check as many as you want) Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

What general time would work best for you? (again, check all that work) Breakfast time (8-ish until 10-ish)

Lunch time (11-ish until 1-ish)

Tea/Snack time (2-ish until 4-ish)

Dinner time (5-ish until 7-ish)

I'd prefer another time (you can leave it in the box below)

What general geographic area would be good for you to meet us? (still: pick all that work for you) St Cloud

Monticello

Cambridge

Milaca

Chisago City

Rogers

Sauk Centre

Another place (add it in the text box below)

Would you rather have meals/snacks, or rather have a focused activity (again: choose any that sound fun!) Eating and chatting works for me!

I'd like to have a postcard party

I'd like to have a structured discussion on a topic relevant to my library work somewhere fun

I'd like to have a structured discussion on a topic relevant to my library work at CMLE Headquarters

I'd like to just have time to casually drop by CMLE HQ to talk or to help with some strategic planning or write a few postcards or other interesting things! (Trust me: there are ALWAYS interesting things here!)

I have another idea and I'll discuss it in the comment box below

What else do you have to share? We want to know how best to connect with you, and help you connect with other CMLE people; so share anything here!